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Most measures introduced in the House die at which step of the lawmaking process

A 100

Committee Discussion

A 100

How many U.S. Representatives are there total? U.S. Senators?

A 200

435 Representatives

100 Senators

A 200

What is the word for the regular period of time during which Congress conducts

business?

A 300

Session

A 300

The fact that each state has fixed seats in the Senate

derives from what document

A 400

The Constitution

A 400

The reason the Framers favored bicameralism

A 500

Allowed for equal representation of the states

A 500

Every state has at least one of these in Congress

B 100

Representative

B 100

The day on which Congressional Elections must

be held

B 200

Tuesday after the First Monday in November (Even-

Numbered Years)

B 200

What is the term length for a U.S. Representative? A U.S. Senator?

B 300

Representative = 2 years

Senator = 6 years

B 300

How long must a U.S. Representative be a citizen before being eligible for office?

A U.S. Senator?

B 400

Representative = 7 years citizen

Senator = 9 years citizen

B 400

Senators where chosen by State Legislatures before the passing of this Amendment?

B 500

17th

B 500

Which of the following is not a way in which the House and Senate Differ? –

size, term or election

C 100

Election

C 100

Which political party has currently has the power in the

U.S. House of Representatives?

C 200

Republicans

C 200

Which political party currently has the power in the U.S.

Senate?

C 300

Republicans

C 300

DAILY DOUBLE

C 400

DAILY DOUBLE

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The group that has the sole power to impeach the President

C 400

House of Representatives

C 400

The Senates most influential non-legislative power

C 500

Approving Presidential Appointments

C 500

Who has the sole power to declare war?

D 100

Congress

D 100

All treaties must be approved by 2/3rd vote from this group

D 200

Senate

D 200

The Framers included this Clause in the Constitution allowing Congress

to carry out expressed powers

D 300

Necessary and Proper Clause

D 300

Who has the sole power to propose Constitutional Amendments

D 400

Congress

D 400

Congress shares Foreign Relation Powers with what official

D 500

The President

D 500

Congress uses these to divide their workload

E 100

Committees

E 100

This can happen to a Bill if the President fails to act on it 10 days after received by Congress while

Congress is in session

E 200

Becomes Law

E 200

How are bills introduced in the House of Representatives?

E 300

Placed in the Hopper

E 300

Unlike the House, the Senate has few limits on this process of lawmaking

E 400

Debate

E 400

The official that presides over the Senate in the Vice President’s absence

E 500

President Pro Tempore

E 500

The Cloture rule can be used to end this

F 100

Filibuster

F 100

The President may do this to prevent a bill passed by Congress

F 200

Veto

F 200

The President Pro Tempore follows this official in leading the Senate

F 300

Vice President

F 300

Who is the current Speaker of House?

F 400

John Boehner

F 400

This is how bills are introduced in the Senate

F 500

By Individual Senators

F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is:

Bicameralism

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List 3 Reasons the Framers of the Constitution established a

Bicameral Congress

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Equal State Representation

Checks and Balances in Lawmaking Process

Divide Workload

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